Thanks, michael_r What you have written is my understanding as well which led me to wonder why the OP to whom I replied felt that his summary was a real reflection of what he saw in his comparison of the two versions of Ilford's MG paper, hence my question
It might be that his experience and results from the new stuff was as he states in which case could there be any helpful advice we can give or is this based on an accurate description of what he sees no matter what he did when using it?
If it is the latter then so be it and that's the end of the matter but we won't know until someone asks the question.
If I see a statement on anything about photographic material that seems to be at odds with what I have read and seen from other comparisons between the 2 papers then my curiosity usually forces me to ask for more details.
pentaxuser
Hi pentax, OP here... I think there was some kind of confusion: I have not compared MGIV and V but I've used both, and they are not wildly different to my eye (wonderful details, Michael!).
I asked because as I use Fomatone (fiber) I have foma RC too, for lots of strips and tests while using fiber foma, and it behaves far from Ilford papers...
I want to know which papers are close to Ilford in range and filters use (ilford MG filters always), to know what I can buy from local sellers when they're out of ilford rc, so students can keep doing only the final prints on Ilford fiber...
It seems kentmere ones are close in behaviour as some members said.